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In reply to the discussion: Ukrainian soldier says Elon Musk's Starlink satellites 'changed the war in Ukraine's favor' [View all]ColinC
(8,340 posts)13. Question: have you ever had a candid conversation with a SpaceX employee?
Their success comes despite Musk's horrible management, not because of it.
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Ukrainian soldier says Elon Musk's Starlink satellites 'changed the war in Ukraine's favor' [View all]
EX500rider
Apr 2022
OP
Yes a Simpsons episode is just like helping Ukraine's military in a war with Russia...
EX500rider
Apr 2022
#53
No just saying there's no way they don't know they're helping the Ukrainian military
EX500rider
Apr 2022
#57
Of course they know if it's happening but foreseeing it ahead of time? I doubt it.
cstanleytech
May 2022
#60
Sure however that does mean that the Ukraine military using it could have been foreseen.
cstanleytech
May 2022
#76
Musk is giving with one hand and being un-American fascist pos with the other
rockfordfile
Apr 2022
#54
...to all of the overworked SpaceX employees that engineered, built and manufactured these
ColinC
Apr 2022
#4
Not at all. But I would imagine he would get better results if they were not burned out
ColinC
May 2022
#58
Boeing has lot of employee complaints. Plus, Musk gets points for not being heavily into bombs, etc.
Hoyt
May 2022
#118
I disagree. I think the companies that make the javelins, etc have done far more
ColinC
May 2022
#99
Do you deny they have built the basic weaponry for Ukraine to defend themselves?
ColinC
May 2022
#104
I don't care. Zelensky: "I'm grateful to him [Musk] for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds."
Hoyt
May 2022
#108
Just read this story about him. I worked in a situation like this once and loved every minute.
Hoyt
May 2022
#113
And yet, he quitely donated $5.7 B recently, didn't toot his horn, and people still bashed him.
Hoyt
May 2022
#115
Yet still pays nearly 0 taxes. Donations don't compare to his fair share of taxes he has avoided.
ColinC
May 2022
#120
Colin, you can start a company and get the same breaks as Musk for amortizing startup expenses,
Hoyt
May 2022
#129
Trying to tell a random lower middle class person that they have the same ooportunities
ColinC
May 2022
#139
5% of what? You don't pay taxes on your total wealth every year but on income nt
EX500rider
May 2022
#133
Musk is paying the highest tax bill ever paid by a individual for last year $11 billion
EX500rider
May 2022
#122
The question should be if the Us govt had not stepped up and paid would musk have acted anyway?
PortTack
Apr 2022
#25
No, a terminal costs a lot more but Starlink sells them at a big discount when you sign up for 3 yrs
EX500rider
May 2022
#105
Okay so their website says the cost is $600? Very curious. If the cost is really $1500
PortTack
May 2022
#116
The technology definitely did a solid for Ukraine but its wasn't given away, it was purchased by
yaesu
Apr 2022
#22
Kudos to you for putting forth logic and reason vs. unsupported, emotional drivel.
Abolishinist
May 2022
#72
Hope he doesn't decide to use them against democracy in a fit of pique next time (Nt)
FreepFryer
May 2022
#85